Dig Deeper Spiritually - Encountering God Daily

22/05/2024

Sometimes greenery is beautiful to look upon. And sometimes that greenery holds a nasty secret. Words are the same way. Some can be sweet to our ears. And some, well, they are deadly to our spirit. The thorns on the vine in the photo below are very sharp, hurt when touched and when wrapped around something will choke the life out of it.

The vine didn’t start out as a large vine. In fact, it started out as a seed. A small seed that fell in soil and began to root itself into the soil. As it began to grow, it found a host to attach to. The tree. Even as big, as tall, as sturdy as the tree is, this vine can cause much damage. It begins to slowly take the trees nutrition.

From there the tree begins to rot at the ground, its source of food, it supply to life. The vine begins to separate the tree from its source of life. Disrupting it. Causing major damage. The vine grows up around the tree and embeds its thorns into the trunk of the tree. When you try to remove it, you have to have a strong piece of equipment to pe*****te the protective shell the vine creates around itself. If left alone, it will kill the tree completely.

Sin is like this vine. It encases around us. Separates us from our creator, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Moses, the God of the Israelites. When sin encases around us, it slowly kills us from the outside in. It make look beautiful to some, but underneath that beauty is a deadly secret. A secret so deadly that if left untreated it will end up in destruction.

Our words are the invitation, the decree to open a door for that sin, that vine to grip hold. When we speak of God’s truth, we speak life. When we speak against God’s truth, we speak death. Our words are seeds being sown into soil. The soil is our soul. Those words can take root and build something beautiful and life giving or it can build something that is deadly and will choke the life out of us.

In Matthew 14:1-8 we learn of sowers planting seeds. The seeds when planted in the incorrect soil they will not produce. Some seeds fell on deaf ears. The hearts of those receiving that seed were not ready so something ate the seed so it could not take hold.

When a seed lands in a place it cannot root, it is vulnerable to the environment around it and will not be able to take hold. The soil it lands in must be ready to receive it. If the seed falls among thorns, the thorns will choke the seed to death. So when we talk about God, trying to share the things He has for us, not every soul is ready to receive it. As we use our words, we plant seeds in the soil. The soil, if not ready for the seed, will reject it. If the soil is ready, the harvest will be beautiful and plentiful. Pleasing to our Lord on High.

Father in Heaven,

Holy is Your name. Open the flood gates of heaven and pour out Your blessings this day. Forgive me for my sins as I forgive those who have sinned against me. Every harvest I have sown that is sown with bad seeds, or sown in the incorrect soil, I ask for forgiveness for not heeding to the Holy Spirit. I pray for the Holy Spirit’s guidance from this moment forward to create a plentiful harvest that is pleasing to You Father. Let every word I speak glorify Your kingdom. Let every word spoken be placed upon the correct soil so the roots of that seed can take hold and open doors that You open. Not ones I try to push open. I do not want my work for Your kingdom to be in vain. So I lay myself at the foot of the cross, I accept Your forgiveness and forgive myself. I decree from this moment forward my words will glorify Your kingdom. My works will glorify Your kingdom. My harvest will be pleasing to You. In the name of Yeshua I pray. Amen.

Matthew 13:1-8

1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

22/05/2024

I Will Protect You
I am your shield of protection. Many times you wonder where I am in the midst of the battle that rages around you. You feel abandoned on the battlefield. Don’t be afraid and don’t lose faith. I am here, and I am always victorious. I will protect you, but you must trust Me. Sometimes I will lead you to shelter for safety and restoration. Other times I will ask you to join Me on the front line in the heat of the battle. The truth is, I can kill any giant that threatens your life, but, just like David the shepherd boy, it’s up to you to march forward, pick up the stones, and face your giant. I love to prove My strength when the odds are the greatest and hope is the smallest. I am truly your shelter and your deliverer--I will protect you no matter where you are.

Love,
Your King and your Protector

You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance. - Psalm 32:7 (NIV)

Devotional by Sheri Rose Shepard

21/05/2024

Father in Heaven,

Thank you for the blessings You pour out over us. Thank You for the guidance You give us. Thank You for the strength You give us to endure. Holy is Your name on high! Thank You for filling us with the Holy Spirit. Thank You for freeing us from death. Thank You for being the stronghold in our lives. Thank You for watching over us, giving us angels to wage war with us against the enemy. Thank You for the authority over our enemy. Thank You for the freedom in salvation You paid the ultimate price for. Father, Thank You! Blessed is Your name. In the name of Yeshua we pray, Amen.

21/05/2024

Seeds are so tiny! But! In the correct conditions they can grow to be so beautiful, big, fruit bearing and beneficial. They serve others with the fruit they bear.

Not everyone wants to hear truth because it is painful. Why is it so painful? Because it strikes down the untruth our culture has provided. Our culture is not always the best environment for us to thrive and be fruitful.

We have to think from purity and not a corrupt way. If a culture teaches bitterness is okay, we would probably reject it because we know bitterness is not of God. However, our adversary is indirect in a lot of his works. He is not going to come in his true form because he knows we would be ready for that and reject that.

He already has a plan in place to use against us. Hinderances, stumbling blocks, heeding to our flesh. Bitterness (the example mentioned above so we will go with it), bitterness sneaks in a crack. A crack in our armor. He looks for an opportunity and hits us at our weakest point then grips hold and before we know it he has a foothold. When we look up bitterness in the Merriam-Webster dictionary we find;
1) as in angry - having or showing deep-seated resentment
•a bitter attitude about always having to work on Saturday
•she's still bitter about how her family treated her so unfairly

2) as in painful - hard to accept or bear especially emotionally
-discovering that he had been cut from the crew team was a bitter disappointment

3) as in biting - causing intense discomfort to one's skin
•a bitter wind was stinging the faces of the skiers

4) as in harsh - difficult to endure
•a bitter lesson about money and friendship

5) as in cold - having a low or subnormal temperature
•a bitter February day for this part of the country

6) as in chilly - uncomfortably cool
•a bitter, rainy day

7) as in mournful - expressing or suggesting mourning
•a bitter cry of grief

8 ) as in unpleasant - not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
•had to face the bitter truth about their marriage

Bitterness doesn’t begin as a spirit. But through our words we create a pact with this spirit. A foothold, an acceptance. It’s easy to spew out of anger. But we are told in Proverbs 18:20-21 our words are powerful. They are our spiritual food. They speak directly to our spirit (Heb. 4:12) and are more powerful than a double edged sword. It will separate what is truly truthful under God from what is false under the father of lies. Proverbs 18:20-21 explains that our words are spiritual food. They give our spirit strength as food gives our fleshly bodies strength. The correct food can build up a body where the incorrect food can tear it down. Proverbs 17:27-28 explains to us that those who have knowledge are very careful in what they speak. They understand the power of the tongue. Even a fool can be thought wise if he controls his tongue remaining silent.

A generational curse can be broken. However, that spoken pact can be reunited with a simple sentence. A sentence out of anger, bitterness, brokenness. And with that it can go on through generations to come.

Like the seeds in the photograph. If we speak life giving them the nutrition they need to grow, they will grow. If we restrict their nutrients and speak negatively to them they will die. The fruit that does survive in a negative environment is bitter to the taste or inedible. So our goal for today is to focus on pleasing our Father in heaven through the words of our mouth.

Father in Heaven,

Forgive me for my ignorance, misunderstanding, lack of initiative and carelessness of my mouth. I bind my mouth in the name of Yeshua so only words pleasing to you may emerge out of it. I tie truth around my neck and repent of my trespasses. I forgive and release anyone I’ve held accountable known and unknown. I speak truth from this day forward. Truth that is pleasing to You Father. Thank You for the fruits of the Spirit! Every negative harvest I’ve sown out of discord, bitterness, anger and their coinhabiting spirits I renounce it in the name of Jesus. Cast down the fire of God to burn up those bad harvests and restore my land so I will have a harvest pleasing to You Father. Thank You Lord! Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God almighty! In the name of Yeshua I pray. Amen.

19/05/2024

First thing we should do every morning is start with the armor of God and better understanding it. When Paul wrote about the armor he used the Roman soldier as his guide to help better understand our spiritual armor.

Ephesians 6:10-18 tells us how to put that armor on.

In Ephesians 6:12 it says…

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Here we have a ranking of the spirits we battle. I use our military as an example. Our military uses rankings. Every rank has someone to report to. Same in spiritual warfare.

In Job 1:6 the angels go in front of God. Satan was among them. He went to God to petition Him on someone he could attack. So every spirit has a someone to report. This also shows Satan cannot give a command to anyone without God’s approval.

Job 1:6

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

This shows Satan goes before God. In the book Heaven is for Real the little boy saw Satan in heaven. He didn’t want to discuss him because he was scary.

When he comes to us to tempt us, he will not come in his true form. Why? Because we will reject something like that. So he uses a form that we will accept. Over the years we have been conditioned through horror films to learn to accept things in their form. So now, you can see them beginning to expose their true form through people on a minute scale.

The goal in the demonic realm is to be accepted. And they are not going to bust down the front door. They are going to try to make you think they are friendly and good for you. That is what the lower ranking demons are for. Strongholds send them out as scouts, to grip hold, then they make a way for a stronghold to enter.

We need to be diligent in not only our studies, but our commitment to God. Focusing on Him when the world says differently.

13/05/2024

Division …

Division is not of God. He absolutely LOVES the family setting. He loves when we are able to get along. So, if God is not for division, who is?

John 10:10 tells us the enemy comes to steal, kill & destroy. Not only the family setting, but anything God seems as good, pure, rewarding and so forth.

See, the God of Abraham does not like when we come under destruction of any kind. In fact, it hurts Him to see us go through troublesome times. He gives us a free will and a free choice to make a decision. He wants us to choose Him everytime. Sometimes we go with our own desires, or follow a clouded mindset.

No matter what we choose, He shows us unconditional love and removes us from the trouble and turmoil we get ourselves into. He is still forgiving when we repent and He uses our poor decisions to help others who have gone through similar situations.

Our enemy, however, uses this as a way to condemn us (Rom. 5::16, 8:1, Jude 1:4, 2 Peter 1-10). In turn this opens a door for manipulation to grip hold and that brings in self doubt, mental struggle, trust issues, depression, defeat, anxiety and so forth.

If Jesus tells us that by His strips we are healed, but His blood shed on the cross we are forgiven, why do we continuously bring up the past. Past hurt, past struggles, past mistakes, past sins and so forth…

Well, to open a door for division. When any of these grip hold, it makes a way for division and isolation. It isolates us from our loved ones, from unity, from everything perfect in God’s eyes. It pulls us away because we begin to feel unworthy. But the truth is, we can be forgiven. Our sins can be wiped away completely. All we have to do is confess with our mouth we made a mistake, recognize it, ask for forgiveness then sin no more (John 8:11, John 5:14).

So, at the end of the day, the feud in a family, in friends, in a relationship is not from God. It’s from a lack of communication and a prevalence of selfishness (my needs aren’t met). We look for others to fill our needs but the truth is, no one but Jesus can do that. So we get angry with others for not doing what we need without looking at the consequences of our actions.

We create a generational curse passed down our bloodlines to allow pain, suffering, distraction, selfishness, emptiness, blame, bitterness and so many other coinhabiting spirits. At the end of the day, forgive each other. Show the compassion towards others you want God to show you. Do not allow yourself to be a doormat. Set boundaries in place and remove boundary pushers. Make sure God is first and remember the signs of physical division, spiritual division and cast them out before they get a good foothold.

May God’s peace be upon you and your family this day. Shalom!

03/05/2024

God never makes a mistake. Not in anything. All the earth praise His name. Even the mountains rejoice (Isaiah 55:11-12). His works are more beautiful than any description. Everything has a place. Everything has a boundary. The sky has its boundary. The ocean has its boundary. We too should have boundaries. Boundaries in our personal life, marriage, in everything we do and say we should have a boundary. These things are important in helping our walk with Him.

Shalom!

01/05/2024

Ephesians 6:10-18 explains to us who our enemy is, their rankings and how we can effectively battle against them. It reveals a gift from God that allows us to battle our enemy. It also reveals an attack the enemy uses. Fiery darts.

These darts pe*****te deeply with a goal of burning up our shield. Our shield of faith. Satan’s arrows are designed to hit our shield of faith and burn it up. The goal is to burn our entire shield. The arrows become distractions in the time of battle. Without our shield of faith, victory is impossible!

Here is our reminder to refresh our armor. Take up our shield. Repair any cracks and be ready for the upcoming battle! For if God is for us, no weapon formed against us shall prosper! 😉

30/04/2024

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Moving God & Binding Satan by the Blood Covenant

21/04/2024

Yesterday I was helping get my mom’s backyard under control. She is rural and it grows faster than she can handle it on her own. She also loves having the grandkids on the weekends. So I believe having things in order for them all to enjoy their time together is important.

While we were finishing up she kept telling me there was a snake in her backyard. She couldn’t tell me what kind. All she could say is, “it was the fastest snake she’s ever seen!” to which I laughed of course!

Did the entire back yard and thank God we didn’t come across snakes! Well, not until the last pile we cleaned. Yeah-Yeah was helping us move dirt around off the concrete back into some holes. While moving the big pile my mom goes, “is that a snake?” Mind you, she is not a fan of snakes. Or any reptile to be honest!

This one was coiled up, belly up. I’d move it and it did its best to play dead. Of course, that didn’t settle well either with her. The thought of it playing dead to be left alone. Of course the only things I hear rolling through my head are, “…cut off the head of the serpentine spirit…” and “…your heel shall bruise the head of the serpentine spirit…”.

So, I did what I know to do. Cut its head off. We dug a hole and buried it. I did use this as a teachable moment! Like any good parent would 😃

As the snakes head was bleeding and only holding on my a piece of skin, I showed my daughter his mouth. His tongue was still slithering out of its mouth and back in. She of course acted sick saying that was gross. We discussed the fact that it was laying still and if they had come across one like this what to do.

But I didn’t stop there! 😊

See, in the spiritual world, in spiritual warfare these creatures show a resemblance to our enemy. Invisible to our eyes. This one was invisible until exposed. Our enemy HATES to be exposed! (So if you close them be ready to shut them down quick! Stay prayed up!)

This snake wasn’t an aggressive snake. And some demons or evil spirits if you will are not aggressive. They lay quiet waiting for someone to leave them alone trying to make them think they are gone (in this case dead). If you were to walk away without cutting its head off, the spirit still remains tricking you. This gives the spirit a foothold to remain and cause havoc as it deems fit.

Our enemy comes in different ranks. Ephesians 6:12 lists top ranking spirits; principalities, powers, rulers of darkness & spiritual wickedness in high places. These are top spirits that others report to. Think of our military for example. We have several rankings in our military command. The spiritual army is made of several rankings as well. One of the lowest ranking spirits is Fear. Fear doesn’t need much. Just a grip. It doesn’t have to be aggressive to do its jobs. It does damage by just a touch.

The enemy doesn’t change his tactics. He has used the same tactics for centuries! Why? Because they work! If we don’t recognize and teach our children the enemies tactics, we will not break the mold (curses) placed on our generations.

For instance the Balaam & Balak…

Balak was king of Moab. Balaam was a diviner. After the Israelite’s defeated the Amorites, Balak was in fear his nation would be destroyed as well. So he asked Balaam to put a curse on the Israelites to which he responded that no one can curse what God has blessed. So he proposed they cause the Israelites to sin. If they sin they are removed from God’s blessings and God would curse them himself. So they sent some women into the camps to entice the Israelites to fornicate. They did! This caused them to sin and then brought them under Gods judgment.

The enemy sat back and did very little but watched them destroy themselves from the inside with very little to do with it besides sending in temptation.

This is true in our everyday life. Temptation is everywhere!! Division has come into our homes and ripped them apart leaving our children vulnerable to attack. If we are fighting amongst ourselves, we don’t have the backup to fight our true enemy. Ephesians 6:12 tells us… “we do not fight flesh and blood…”

So when we are fighting each other we are not handling the spirit behind the chaos. This can hinder our prayers. In turn pull us away from God’s blessings and put us under a curse. (List of curses in Deuteronomy 28; blessings Deuteronomy 27)

So what is the best way to handle a snake in our life? Spiritually and physically?

Cut off its head! Stop it at the source!!

And that my friends is what happened to good ol’ slithersome yesterday. I didn’t give it a chance to go free and kill mice or eat what it eats. Because even if it is good, angelic protection is better! I replaced it with angels in her backyard to double up protection. Used it as a teaching moment for the kids and prayed with them.

Our children are so important. They are our future! We should take that responsibility with a heaviness to protect them spiritually and physically.

Father in Heaven,

We pray for our children. We pray for a special blessing over them. For protection over them from the enemy. Surround them with the fire of God so nothing with any evil thoughts or intentions may touch them. If it tries, we decree it will be burned by the Holy Fire of God and run away on its own willingly. We double up the angels around our children and give them full authority to protect them at all cost. We thank You Father for your blessings and mercy. Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty! In the name of Yeshua Hamashiac we pray. Amen!!

20/04/2024

God is so good. I firmly believe we are at the end of the end times. The great and awesome day of the Lord is coming quicker than we expect. The enemy is rallying quicker than ever to bring our households down. Their goal is to hurt God.

History has proven time and time again through every story we know that they have tried to hurt God. There is only one way to truly hurt Him. That is through us.

The way to hurt a parent is to hurt that parents children and turn them against the parent. We see it over and over again. Even in our daily lives. In divorce. There is division. During division a hardened heart is created. One parent begins to pit the child against the other parent. Creating a system of hurt, pain and sorrow. Not only in our lives, but in God’s as well.

It started in heaven. Lucifer turned against God. Being cast out here took 1/3 of the angels down with him. In the garden he turned Adam and Eve against God by disobedience. This created a division between God and man. Have you ever heard the term…”if I seem far away guess who moved?” It isn’t God that moved. It’s us.

We are tricked and decieved into a life to turning against our Father. In turn we turn against ourselves. A house divided cannot stand. A house built on a shaky foundation cannot stand. And time has run its course. Sickness has overtaken our land. Disease and division are running its course. Sin has opened doors that should not have been opened. And with each story you can step back and see the same outcome. Being played out over and over again. It’s even in the shows we call “entertainment”. Dividing us from our Father, our creator. Just for vengeance against him. And we have allowed ourselves to be the pawn.

In Luke 10:19 Jesus tells us that we have authority over the serpentine and scorpion spirits. In Matthew (throughout the Bible actually) we are told to cast them out. Yet humanity has made “friends” with them. Allowing them into our homes and dividing us blaming each other.

The time is now to wake up. The door of grace is closing.

“Behold, I knock at the door. If any man opens it I will come in”. Can you guess what verse that is and who says it?

Soon the knocking will stop. Soon the trumpet will sound. Soon a voice will call those who willingly choose Him to come home. To a home of peace, unconditional love, a home of protection, without fear or sorrow or hurt. A place evil will not trick us. But peace will overflow through us.

Father in Heaven,

Forgive us for our sins. We confess we are sinners. We confess You Yeshua, died on the cross at Calvary for us. Paying the ultimate price. You are the rightful Father in our lives. We ask for our sins, all the sins we have committed to be forgiven and brought under the shed blood on the cross as it is intended to cleanse. Cleanse us from head to toe making us white and full again. We renounce every idol word or anything g spoken over our lives that does not align with your word in the name of Yeshua. We thank You for loving us so much that You paid the ultimate price. We ask for the Holy Spirit to fill us. We invite You into our hearts, our minds and our souls. We thank You for the renewing of our lives and the baptizing of the Holy Spirit. In the name of Yeshua Hamashiac we pray. Amen.

We are merely children.

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
-Matthew 19:14

18/04/2024

The importance of our children goes further than we can acknowledge. With life, our focus can be pulled from our howme onto work, chores, and many other things. Teaching our children is the most important job a household can accomplish. And sometimes they need us involved instead of acting supervisor and giving directions.

There have been times I would give my kids directions and they would go and play or not do it. I would get frustrated and upset because, well it’s obvious they are not listening! As I would sit and talk with Yeshua before going in to scold them, I would feel a tug at my spirit and have some flash backs of my behavior reminding me that they learn from us. They watch everything we do. If we tell them something but do not follow through, they follow our lead.

Children are the most amazing beings! They are loving, kind, brutally honest, sincere people. They will give you what you give them. If we yell at them a lot, they will begin to treat others that way because that’s what they are learning.

When I started changing my parenting habits my children began responding. Their behavior changed dramatically! They began to listen. We are working on communicating. See, I began to notice that I would give my kids a task. One I know they knew how to do. And then I would go in there and they didn’t fully complete the task or they took shortcuts. I began to realize that in some areas (not all) I took shortcuts because I’m pressed for time. So they saw this behavior and began doing it as well.

Well, when I stopped and completed something they began to do it too. It’s not all about what we say (they pay CLOSE attention to our words as well as our actions). It’s about everything. They learn by watching, being taught, being told, listening.

I’ve always said, if you want to see what your biggest challenge areas are, watch your child’s behaviors. That is a tell tale sign of how we are. They begin to lie because they see us doing it or when they speak truth we stop them. Now, let me tell you! My kids are brutally honest!! Instead of hushing them or telling them to go to another room when they eat me out on something, I swallow my pride and own up to it. It’s not easy! By any means. And can be embarrassing. But it teaches them to be honest.

My oldest is beginning her descent into the good ol’ teenage years. The attitude has tried gripping hold. I will say that she is responsive to coming out of it. I also educate her on the attitude and to be mindful of where things come from. For instance, when we look at the spiritual side of it. This is a good time for a satanic hold to grip them because they’re emotionally vulnerable. As we talk and understand that it is okay to be upset, it’s okay to have some struggles and want to be alone, it is not okay to shut down, isolate yourself or be rude. If you need time alone, go to your rooom, play a game on your phone but listen to praise and worship so you at least have that. We will sit and pray together. She is aware of the spirits that can grip hold because I work in spiritual warfare and…let’s face it, I see things differently than most so I discounted with my kids.

We had a lot of trouble le when they were I s school. The influence of other children began to grip hold of them and on top of being exhausted from night shift or working two jobs, I had to battle that fight on top of the traits they picked up from other kids. The negative traits. Because, let’s face it! Negative attaches while positive attracts. Negative is forceful and controlling while positive is gentle and free will.

Our world has changed drastically in a short amount of time. And nothing is getting better. The ONE thing we can cling to that will never leave us nor forsake us is God. And children see Him through our actions, our words, or motifs. So take a moment and remember, it doesn’t matter if you have children or not. Children are always around and always watching! Hindering spirits, demonic spirits are always around and always watching, waiting for that moment to transfer, attach, or follow you home to cause damage in your relationships and divide your household. Teach your children about division. Teach them in the ways they should go and when they are old, they will not depart!

Shalom!

07/04/2024

We took a walking trail that I haven’t been on before. Lived in this town for many years and this is the first time we’ve been on it. It was absolutely beautiful! The sound of nature is so relaxing. My girls keep us entertained! Abi kept saying she hoped Bigfoot wasn’t around. Chana kept saying if he showed up she would rebuke him. Things that bring joy to our lives!

In all reality, children should know about spiritual warfare. After all, we are in a spiritual battle daily. Ephesians 6:12 tells us who our enemy is. It is very important for our children to understand. If they are not taught, we lose an entire generation of soldiers. Simple hinderances can stop them in their walk. Hinderances come in all shapes and sizes and even different forms.

Children also have some of the most powerful prayers! They are much more pure in faith than an adult. They have an imagination that isn’t limited. When we teach our children to pray and how to war spiritually, we then gain a stronger army. An army that isn’t so easily brought down. When someone is attacked spiritually, a child should be allowed to pray with them to overcome it. Teaching our children is vitally important! So important that it can make or break the next generation.